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Reports of what happened to our ancestors after that are sketchy. There were no eye witness accounts I've found, but some believe they regrouped and confronted the Condesce herself. With all her high ranking officers dead, and the human population decimated and sufficiently groomed for her arrival, there was no reason to stay behind the scenes anymore. After those dreadful years of putting up with a more vulgar brand of authoritarianism, when she finally stepped forward to claim her throne, it actually came off as somewhat dignified. Elegant, in a way. She was no less severe, but at least she knew how to act like an empress.
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